Telegram-herald., 1887-12-04
HuNrlN0 sksrcs.


kncw you slii Cal lns TAR bat there
never ses laere trUsAful Airsroa Who eaa
leak back ever slshsr saoalasF upan ia
iesesl adventures. Ihs cid eun hsaEs oa
The walls Of TIE ancestral homestead Il Tia
d.s ~ ossrwhelmins l.roof Is al vac
msy seriously doubt the sumes kat daraag
lneldsns of Tie following nsrTstips.
1Aef< sese three ~ us ana We Nslt
over TIE line sfo1 Allegheny lBfo the
wiids oi fsnnsy iSenis on grand Anntlng
e1caFaiots. fhis vas twenty -nse ss1fs go
~hsn The mountains ana woods of thek
country lena they are by Be nieanf kilio1
on Netl were hgarstlseig alive silh DeaT.
deer wolves and that most les0cious of Ea-
tive otasis-Amerio1u .&nthus Some
c~iiea lbe1o cougars. but they wsst tns
trey llsunct from tie lsn2 ct VI d
Cal tribe, IA abort. selS a. lnrocicca.
genuine pantheTs a. Aas ever esAialfea IA
caravan age. Their slzs. Too vas slEe -
thing snoimous. being fuily eieli teri 20
tween tips 81 n0ss ana tail sn1 car. 4.
tooiht1l and othesslsF formidable "a pI.s-
portions As ailez Eards 4aUpi.
taese hnFe Beasts. NhicA wens
really terror - ordinav ladlaas
and hunters. Inhabited TIE lseky olas sd
danced sboaI the holies. giant tfess sna
widest pesks oi the Alleshalys IueV aiso
frequenlod deep eaFk rasinss patii
down ID the spafsely Inhabited valleys az. n
which they a2ds frequent raids sor pro-
vision, carrying OF Aneep and plFs snd
oiieD tearing 10 paessS bslf-efogn cattle.
such we're these ierotlo0s monsters. upos
which tue Stale had already placed
heavy bounty.
Ii WAS lonT second day Of camping clt
on Mt. Penn. a. d wss thea caliell. uhril,
late tie hsii1y AElaun afternoon. "a
Tiger, oOr only d3g). iook l.e lsu of ons
oi these giant osts, aGa h3sn htlsa t..s
woods witt .he wilcssi a. sslc--for tfs
baylng of TINS fleG, hound WA q lllls
short of thunccf
We were iali 81 miles iIon sny resides e
even from hlntSfk cabin. a. iaf ss We
knew and ia the very heart oi lhe hunting
district. although no game iCTeer than 4 er
had 80 iar been routes. As wonueT. 10 a,
that such Alnrodk Tor - were al y0ous).
well flled with snibaslAsnl a. tie loud
bayins of old Tiger. wbO aFs; c.fuled sbeat
our lodge Of hemlock boz shs, Ken led OF
up mountain eofee as Il les,oD of devils
was either immediately A-eea or clastiy
after him
/ shall never lorkel tie hu uzzss and shou
We sent up when ibe old 00gs horn-il q
call from Af2r Oh, announced that he j i
treed some huge animGi-fot lase' wca
scorn 10 roar ike this fOr anything sa0rt ~
bear o. a panther. Indeed, lae would net
follow iox o. a rabbi unless urged 20 IL,
ano even aiter vol Or a ceef gave no such
buRle tblnderiDes.
IL was hard scramble over rocks aid
through suliies into which the suns rvs
had never penetrated. but finally g cluster
OF mighty OAKS hove into vision. arould
which the hound wss believing mosf frau
ticslly.
And now comes the most Incredible part
OF ihis story--a climax which viii De cels
sldered spocryrhsl or au sP9rsmsn vac
are themselves great lisrs Bot A. sure -
the Allegheny Range stii stretches a. 4
towers through the Odd State winch p.S-
nounced Thsi stevens the great con-
noner," 90 true II is thai Ne Oeheid I've
enormous pFntheIs stretched out upon re
lofty. msssivc limbs of those primevai
kin~s Of the forest!
Even after this lapse OF wears fancy pie
lures viviily that thrilling. mountsIn "A
scenery--the large OAKS, huodsed ike
ismlly together. the long. cr0albing bens :.
lSshink their glossy sides with tlelr isiis,
| on lae branches high above 80. Old 1iF-r
| roaring sbont a. If crazy FOR q struggle
| with ths monsters nav comfsces and NY
| self. half terrified 81 The s.unl. vel Drspsr-
| ing 20 fire-9 bat IL wss lte az old -titne
| romance by Cobb or Cooper
| shall not here ard ~ give The detsiis
4 Oi lLf tltlfttt tlAt IOitoNfA. Inc ts.&
| are Almost too asi ounoing for ordinary
newspaper cTeduiity bui The UDtIntiy
| graves of my tao unfortunate comrades.
| great seats and scfsicoes upon my ovn
broad chest and back sud the Insfn iioe1t
| pelis Of these five kiugiy besst oi tllose
/ PennsylyaniG wiids-sl remain a. fad
| mementoes or GLORIOUS trophies of that Old
| time hunt and battle in the PeDa forest
| viii only add that although three ~ the
| panthers we're killed outright a. Cur frst
| ire the remaining two which chauced 10
| be the sire and dam lesped mo our very
midst. aud fought like hons from the
| iungles of Africa. As the only survivor. Il
4 was foaud ihe day following by another
band OF hunters. The dead iinclGding
Tiger. were cared for aud brre ,an, an Dsd
sud credible citizen Of Grssd Rapids, p>p-
| hing this narrative. 1te glossy tklns 0f
| these ierecious beasis we're nsde into tve
magnificent robes, one ~ y sch vii se0o
| pass into the hands Oi Norman johnson.
| Esq the male and heariy proprietor OF ne
SWEET House. sbo. oy iis way. hes Tot
| only seen tue gun ~ vbiea TIC three isrg-st
| of these animals fell. bat wbo sls3 las ~ IN
| ciaus and tails on exhibition.
| The reason Of ny tfue uzDe Doi he ng
l Alfred TO this eonevbst astounding &C.
| count il native meoesty wnHb wgr q
| blush at socb q display 81 mY o~B hs -
| ism. Besides, being g. osd times dez -
nsis3 a. q cross-eyed. kpock-tne-f fnsra-
| mented liar. is HOi ~ sll csicgislco ID
| benefit an Cd mat digc,l Tt orGsns.
8oufs ioI nuib.